That is, there is mental discord related to a contradiction between one thought (in this case, knowing he did something wrong) and another (thinking that he is honest). Created with Sketch.

1. Reframing self-contradiction. There's an emotional validity to any authentic perspective, even if we don't agree with it or determine it is a good fit for how we understand and view the world.

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If that’s not a confused contradiction, it’s hard to see what might be. Newsom has taken heat from several members of Congress from both parties and from the governors of Nevada and Arizona ...

Alex Salmond was a man and a politician of extreme contradictions. A one-time radical firebrand, he moved his party from the political margins and perpetual opposition to government and the ...

Life is full of contradictions, and no one captures them quite like Anton Gudim in his hilarious “Yes, But” comics. We’ve rounded up his best comic strips that show just how absurdly ...

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